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Job summary

A leading charity seeks a dynamic Trading Manager in Leicester to manage their trading arm effectively. You will lead strategic initiatives, ensuring operational efficiency and alignment with the charity's mission. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and commercial skills, with a passion for social impact.

Benefits

32 days’ annual leave

Pension scheme

Qualifications

Experience in managing operations, retail, logistics or trading.
Strong team working ethos and ability to inspire staff.
Ability to manage budgets and achieve targets.

Responsibilities

Manage the charity’s trading arm for white goods and beds.
Strategic alignment with the charity's mission and values.
Ensure compliance and quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Sage

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Trading Manager

Are you a dynamic and hands-on leader with strong commercial acumen, logistical oversight, and people management skills?

We are looking for a Trading Manager, to manage the charity’s trading arm, to ensure effective sale and distribution of white goods and beds, aligning with strategy, ensuring efficiency, and maximising social impact.

Position: Trading Manager

Location: Leicester and site based

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Salary: £35,000

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Competitive salary, 32 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part time roles) including Bank Holidays, pension scheme

Closing Date: 18th July 2025

Interview Date: W/C 18th August 2025

The Role

We are looking for a Trading Manager to support the strategic aims of the charity and the Chief Executive Officer.

You will partner and collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to develop and implement trading arm strategies and policies and ensure alignment of trading operations with the charity's mission, vision, and values.

You will ensure the effective smooth running of the trading arm, meet contractual and regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and meet targets agreed by the Board of Trustees.

Key areas of responsibilities include

Strategic and Commercial Leadership
Sales and Customer Engagement
Supply Chain and Procurement
Logistics and Distribution
Premises Management
Financial Oversight
Team Leadership and HR
Health and Safety and Compliance

About You

We are looking for someone with proven experience in managing operations, retail, logistics or trading within a commercial or social enterprise setting.

You will have:

Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
A strong team working ethic, able to motivate and inspire staff, encouraging knowledge sharing and peer support.
The ability to operate on a senior level and represent The Goods Depot externally.
The ability to make decisions, multi-task, prioritise and delegate effectively.
Commercial awareness and financial literacy to manage budgets, targets and financial reporting.
An excellent standard of IT including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or equivalent), Microsoft Teams and relevant operational software (e.g., Sage, stock management and route planning systems).
The ability to network and liaise effectively with individuals and agencies in the private, public and voluntary sectors, and governmental departments.
The ability to achieve targets and work to tight deadlines.
The ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings/weekends.

We are looking for someone with a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion within the workplace and a full driving licence, access to own transport and willingness to travel regionally.

If you are a strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans, then apply today!

About The Organisation

The charity believes that everyone deserves a decent standard of living, with a right to adequate food, shelter and the means to keep warm, clean and rested – no matter what difficulty they may be facing. We help to make a difference by finding funding to provide the essential items that everyone deserves.

As an equal opportunity employer, we would particularly welcome applications from people with an ethnic minority background or those with a disability, as the team are currently underrepresented in their workforce.

You may also have experience in areas such as Trading, Dispatch, Goods, Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Trading Manager, Dispatch Manager, Goods Manager, Product Manager, Operations Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Procurement Manager, Logistics Manager. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

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